PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Behind the glass doors on the first floor of Temple University's Sullivan Hall lies centuries of history. "(It's) one of our nation's richest repositories that relate to African ...

The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, a vital institution dedicated to preserving African and Black American history, recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with a commemorative event at ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Charles Blockson, a preeminent scholar, activist, curator and Montgomery County native, has died at 89. Blockson spent his life collecting and preserving the history, culture ...

This site handled (or was contaminated by) uranium, according to government records. The Department of Energy initially considered cleaning up this site under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial ...

Often described as a bibliophile, scholar, activist, historian and curator emeritus of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection at Temple University, Blockson traveled extensively around the ...

NORRISTOWN – As if it were yesterday, Charles LeRoy Blockson can remember his grandfather singing songs from the Underground Railroad, seemingly leading his fellow comrades in the direction of freedom ...

NORRISTOWN — On Thursday, August 25, 2022 SEPTA unveiled new historical panels at Elm Street Station that pay tribute to Charles L. Blockson – a nationally recognized expert on the Underground ...

Charles L. Blockson, the architect behind some of the most prestigious collections of African-American artifacts in the United States, died on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at his home. He was 89. “I and ...